The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-01-13

means OF ana TO iaporing men, teamsters'
hostlers, coachmon, sewing-girls. and all In
humble employments, Tor collecting their
wages where they are unable to take adj
vantage Of the lien law.
The speaker on motion appointed
Messrs. johnson, Barker, Hendrickson,
Costello and Gregory to prepare q bill in
the matter OF the counties suffering from
the hail storms OF last season, the object
being to appropriate funds for their relief,
and to reimburse the cities OF St. Paul and
Minneapolis for the money advanced by
them for these sufferers. 1t was resolved
to request the adjutant general to furnish
the number OF INDECENT old soldiers in the
state and those in need oil state support.
The speaker made the following appoint
ments:
Assistant clerks OF the house, Robert
Deakin, NJ. B. johnson. John r. Bean;
David Tibbison, keeper OF the cloak room;
C. w. Rickerson, doorkeeper; o. s. Reishur,
in charge OF the gallery: w. H. Butler, to
raise the flags; pages. Masters j. M. Low,
Jesse Prosser, McKnee Cochrane, Lewis
Robert, William O'Connor and Willie Sund-
blad.
SENArE.-Senator Scheffer introduced q
resolution that the president appoint Ell
mer f. Adams clerk of the railway COM
mittee, L. Osborn clerk OF the enrolling
committee, and H. Il. Ives clerk OF the
grain and warehouse committee. Senator
Nelson called up the resolution providing
for the appointment OF A. p. Swenson as
assistant secretary, and it was passed
without opposition. Mr.. Swenson was
sworn in. and at once began his duties.
President Rice announced the standing
committees, after which the senate ad-
journed till Tuesday at 2 p. m.
The committees are as follows:
Judiciary-Comstock, Goodrich, Ives,
Eaton, Ward, Daniels, Day, Edwards,
Scheffer, Bowen, Childs.
Finance-Buckman, Hoard, Crandall.
Smith and Oswald.
Observation-Disclosures, Goodrich, Hall,
Claims-Thacker, Dodge, Swenson, Pope.
WEIGH.
Education-Swenson.D Day, Hoard, Hay
den, Nachbar.
Public Lands-Johnson NJ, Compton,
Halvorson, Sampson, Childs, Nelson,
Whiteman.
Internal Improvements-Lend Wood,
Turkhart, Hall, Bowen.
Federal Acknowledgement, johnson
B., Wallmark, Nachbar, Hayden.
Agriculture-Dodge, Hoard. Tha cker,
Shields, Chapman.
Insurance-Ward, Goodrich, Sampson.
Welch, Scheffer, Pope. Burkhart.
Military Affairs-Scheffer, Daniels, Ed
wards, Childs, Nelson.
Banks Compton, Ward, Brown. WEIGH,
Smith.
Enrollment-Brown, Lende, Finseth,
Akin, Anderson.
Retrenchment and Reform-Welch, Burk-
hart, Wallmark, Chapman, Hixon.
Tree Culture and Fuel-Keller, Bowen,
Scheffer, Clark. Anderson.
Roads and Bridges-Day, Compton,
Johnson NJ, Keller. Halverson.
Normal Schools-Ives, Dodge, Comstock,
Hayden, Pope.
Corporations-Jo hnson T., Ives, Lende,
Nelson. Durant.
Geological and Natural History-Eaton
Clark. Clough, Brown, johnson NJ, Glib
| son.
! Railroads-Hall, Hixon, Finseth, Bro wn,
J Johnson T., Clark, Nachbar, Comstock,
Gibson, Clough, Pope, Whiteman, Durant.
State Reform School-Clark, Smith,
| Wood, Eaton, Oswald.
| Hospital for Insane-Daniels, Compton,
Ives, Keller Chapman.
| Deaf, Dumb and Blind-Wood, Ward,
| Crandall, Edwards, Gibson.
Towns and Counties-Sampson, Chap
| man, Shields. Nelson, Comstock.
| Indian Affairs-Shields, Buchanan,
Childs, Sampson. Akin.
Pubic Buildings-Burthart, Buchanan,
Swenson, Clough, Akin.
| State Prison-Durant, Edwards, Good
rich, Swenson, Buchanan, Keller. WEIGH.
| Library-Crandall, Daniels, Burkhart
! Hixon, Gibson.
Printing-Hoard, Halvorson, Day,
Finseth, Bowen.
Engrossment-Halvor Wallmark,
Hail. Anderson, Hayden.
mmisration-Finseth, Lende, johnson
T., Oswald, Nachbar.
Grain and Warehouse-Hixon, Thacker,
Shields, Dodge, Whiteman, Akin, Scheffer,
Halvcrson. Eaton.
Joint Taxes and Tax Laws-Goodrich
johnson NJ. Compton, Thacker, Oswald.
| University and University lands-Clough,
Wood, Dodge, Crandall, Durant.
| acknowledgements Lucas introduc-
ed bill relating to convict labor. It
provides that after the expiration OF pres
ent contracts all state convict labor shall
be under the direction OF the warden or
chief officer. State or municipal contracts
for prison labor are prohibited. The pro-
ducts of all convict labor shall be sold at
wholesale at any time to any citizen at
wholesale prices in quantities worth not less
than $50.
REPRESENTATIVE Lees bill to tax express
companies is identical in its provisions
with his bill introduced to tax telegraph
companies. In lieu OF oil other taxes not
fixed by special charter express companies
shall pay into the state treasury 4 per
cent OF their gross earnings in all states and
territories.
Representative Flynn introduced his bill
that provides for the aid and support Of
the common schools a tax OF one mill
levied on the state at large, annually. Ii
also provides that the optional country
school tax OF one mill be made compulsory
Adioned to Tuesday afternoon.